Re: trying to get 10-sec out of a 1.8T

[Jan Folkson <jfolkson@optonline.net>]

Hey Jim, AFAIK, all New Beetles are fly-by-wire, the early B5 Passats
('98/'99) though were not.  These would be the most suitable for a
transplant.


- Jan Folkson 
NYC, NY 

http://www.janfolkson.com

'86 16V
'99 Passat GLS 1.8t
'00 Beetle GLX 1.8t

"If you're not passing traffic...you ARE traffic"


> At 11:47 PM -0700 7/30/01, derrick flo wrote:
>> I recently purchased a 1984 VW scirocco 8v wolfsburg edition.  I'm
>> thinking about putting a 1.8T motor in the car and I'm trying to get
>> it to run a 10 sec quarter mile and still be street legal.  If I make
>> one 10.99 second run I'll be happy.  I'm looking for advice on how to
>> make the car run this time.  If anyone has any suggestions please e-
>> mail me at derrickmd18@juno.com
>> 
> 
> 
> Well, first of all, a 1.8T swap into an A1 is not an easy task.  From
> what I understand, you'd need a non-drive-by-wire engine for it to be
> anywhere near easy to do.  There aren't many of those around; early
> New Beetles and A4's I think.  Plus there have to be issues of frame
> strength that I haven't figured out how they are addressed..you
> wouldn't want your monster engine ripping itself out of the front of
> your car now would you?
> 
> Building & tuning an 8v engine or swapping in a 16v is far easier. Why a 1.8T?
> 
> You planning to do this work yourself, or hire a place like Adrenelin
> Motorsports to do it?
> 
> The general equation for this problem is that money and speed are
> proportional.  Put another way, "How fast do you want to go? How much
> do you have to spend?"
> 
> 
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